White House for Kids: A History of a Home, Office, and National Symbol, with 21 Activities
Finally special thanks to my family who developed and tested many of the activities Jonathan assisted me with the Hail to the Chief activity and Caroline couldn't hide her enthusiasm for presidential pups Thanks most of all to Jim for unwavering support endless listening and thoughtful editorial comments SEA A jubilant crowd dances on the White House lawn on the day Japan surrendered at the end of World War II Library of Congress Prints Photographs Division LC DIG ppmsca 19268
TIME LINE 1790 Residence Act authorizes George Washington to select a site for a new capital along the Potomac River 1792 James Hoban wins President's House design contest 1800 cornerstone laid on October 13 President John Adams and wife Abigail move into unfinished building 1805 1808 Thomas Jefferson builds the first east and west wings 1814 British burn building on
August 24 Madisons move out 1817 The Monroes move into recon structed building 1822 Pennsylvania Avenue built on north side 1824 South Portico constructed 1825 President John Quincy Adams plants first flower garden 1829 1830 North Portico built 1833 Running water added 1840 First central heating system installed 1848 Gas lights added new heating system installed 1853 Running hot water piped into first family's bathroom on sec ond floor 1857 Greenhouse constructed on west side 1866 First telegraph office added Conservatory expanded 1870s 1880s 1873 East Room renovated
LILITI 1879 First phone installed 1881 Elevator added 1886 President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the Blue Room 1891 Electric wiring put in place 1901 Name formally changed from Executive Mansion to White House 1902 President Theodore Roosevelt renovation small office build ing constructed Conservatory demolished 1909 West Wing doubled in size first Oval Office built First car purchased for White House 1911 Stables demolished 1926 First electric refrigerator installed 1927 New roof constructed third
